/though I have to admit I feel kinda bad about laughing at this.//you know, after that sheriff's deputy was killed today and the other wounded.///not all cops are bad and I feel for the family of that fallen officer.

Those little bastards like scaring the crap out of people, I'm sure of it.

When I first started at my department I would absent-mindedly walk through the parking lot and completely miss the lone squad that was still running. As soon as I got too close the dog would of course go ballistic in the back and I would scream and jump. Once one of the K9 guys was coming back out of the station and witnessed me throw my phone and scream and I thought he was going to piss himself laughing at me.

/Geeeeezzzzzz, ya learn something new every day.//No long hair or easy to grab bun. No tie that is not a clip on. Protect your nuts. Steel toed shoes are optional.

Also no beards unless you be as undercover is a Serpico

i was told many PD's do not allow beard or mustache because it hides the natural 'smile lines' of the face. which puzzles me because on the overall LEO's are not a jolly lot to begin with.

I was under the impression that beards were denied because of grabbability and moustaches neatly trimmed is all that is allowed in most places, so whenever you see a mustachioed cop, you know he is secretly jealous of your magnificent beard. I think it may have something to do with confederate Lincoln-haters drafting dress codes

FTA: "It's hard to tell what is exactly going through the dog's mind," said Scofield.Experts said a bite of this nature is not so much a mark of aggression as much as it is a sign of the dog's natural intensity in an active search. "

Ever podunk police department saw how Malinois are the high-speed military K9 of choice, so they all decide to get them. They are the wrong dog for civilian policing, but that fact simply doesn't matter to wannabe alpha male cops, who simply want the coolest toys they can have.

I don't understand why so many police departments have K-9 units. They seem to be more trouble than they are worth and are a danger to all citizens. The dogs could be used to provide probable cause for a vehicle search, by making the dog bark in a narcotics search. Also, while I have little sympathy for criminals, I think it is excessive to "release the hounds" while searching or tracking a suspect. Surely we have the manpower to catch criminals without resorting to these tactics.

ExcaliburPrime111:I don't understand why so many police departments have K-9 units. They seem to be more trouble than they are worth and are a danger to all citizens. The dogs could be used to provide probable cause for a vehicle search, by making the dog bark in a narcotics search. Also, while I have little sympathy for criminals, I think it is excessive to "release the hounds" while searching or tracking a suspect. Surely we have the manpower to catch criminals without resorting to these tactics.

iheartscotch:Don't pet the police puppy. They are doing a job. They don't like it when you mess with them while they are doing their jobs.

I learned this the hard way when I tried to be friendly with a cop dog in some airport. I wasn't his target, but when I innocently tried to say hello he let me know who was running the show. I sure as hell wasn't arguing with him.

When I was in kindergarten, I would pass a gas station on the way to and from home. They had a german shepherd that lived there. He was a sweetie and I would stop to pet him. But one day on the way home, he was sleeping and I, being a stupid child, petted him. He bit me on the face. I almost lost my nose to the dog. My mom freaked out when I walked in the door with my face covered in blood and my nose hanging askew.

ExcaliburPrime111:I don't understand why so many police departments have K-9 units. They seem to be more trouble than they are worth and are a danger to all citizens. The dogs could be used to provide probable cause for a vehicle search, by making the dog bark in a narcotics search. Also, while I have little sympathy for criminals, I think it is excessive to "release the hounds" while searching or tracking a suspect. Surely we have the manpower to catch criminals without resorting to these tactics.

I hold the opposite of your opinions. Dogs are too unreliable and manipulable to serve as probable cause for a search. Dogs are ideal for getting quick surrender from a recalcitrant suspect. Examples of dogs attacking innocent civilians are extremely rare; in the cases i've seen, the human was doing something you should never do to a strange dog.

BarkingUnicorn:ExcaliburPrime111: I don't understand why so many police departments have K-9 units. They seem to be more trouble than they are worth and are a danger to all citizens. The dogs could be used to provide probable cause for a vehicle search, by making the dog bark in a narcotics search. Also, while I have little sympathy for criminals, I think it is excessive to "release the hounds" while searching or tracking a suspect. Surely we have the manpower to catch criminals without resorting to these tactics.

I hold the opposite of your opinions. Dogs are too unreliable and manipulable to serve as probable cause for a search. Dogs are ideal for getting quick surrender from a recalcitrant suspect. Examples of dogs attacking innocent civilians are extremely rare; in the cases i've seen, the human was doing something you should never do to a strange dog.

HindiDiscoMonster:BarkingUnicorn: ExcaliburPrime111: I don't understand why so many police departments have K-9 units. They seem to be more trouble than they are worth and are a danger to all citizens. The dogs could be used to provide probable cause for a vehicle search, by making the dog bark in a narcotics search. Also, while I have little sympathy for criminals, I think it is excessive to "release the hounds" while searching or tracking a suspect. Surely we have the manpower to catch criminals without resorting to these tactics.

I hold the opposite of your opinions. Dogs are too unreliable and manipulable to serve as probable cause for a search. Dogs are ideal for getting quick surrender from a recalcitrant suspect. Examples of dogs attacking innocent civilians are extremely rare; in the cases i've seen, the human was doing something you should never do to a strange dog.

doggies are strange.... when you're a stranger...faces look ugly... when you're alone...women seem wicked when you're unwanted...Teeth are uneven when in your bone......